Incident Overview
Date: Wednesday 19 March 1947
Aircraft Type: Lockheed C-60A-5-LO Lodestar
Owner/operator: TACA de Colombia
Registration Number: C-202
Location: near Bucaramanga –
ÿ Colombia
Phase of Flight: En route
Status: Destroyed, written off
Casualties: Fatalities: 5 / Occupants: 5
Component Affected: Aircraft Control System (specifically, the flight control system)Aircraft Control System (specifically, the flight control system)
Category: Accident
A small aircraft experienced a catastrophic failure during descent in mountainous terrain, resulting in a significant loss of altitude and subsequent impact.A small aircraft experienced a catastrophic failure during descent in mountainous terrain, resulting in a significant loss of altitude and subsequent impact.
Description
Crashed in mountainous terrain.
Primary Cause
Mechanical failure of the aircraft’s control system, likely due to a combination of degraded sensors and a sudden loss of power.Mechanical failure of the aircraft’s control system, likely due to a combination of degraded sensors and a sudden loss of power.Share on:
